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submitted 10 months ago by pnutzh4x0r@lemmy.ndlug.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

To speed up working with slow hardware and for overall convenience, we’re now also offering binary packages for download and direct installation! For most architectures, this is limited to the core system and weekly updates - not so for amd64 and arm64 however. There we’ve got a stunning >20 GByte of packages on our mirrors, from LibreOffice to KDE Plasma and from Gnome to Docker. Gentoo stable, updated daily. Enjoy! And read on for more details!

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[-] callyral@pawb.social 25 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

literally 2 days ago i tried installing gentoo in a vm but gave up because it would take too long to compile... and now this??? guess my timing was pretty bad

if i did use gentoo, i'd probably compile smaller programs from source and bigger things like kernel and web browser i would use as binaries.

[-] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago

I think this is the sign from the universe you've been waiting for!

[-] GnomeComedy@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago

Wouldn't the larger ones be the ones you'd get the most benefit from compiling?

[-] Auli@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

Not really I think optimizing it gives you small performance gains.

[-] bamboo@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Seems kinda pointless to compile most packages unless there are specific performance optimizations or non-default features that can be enabled. I think the way I would use this would be to do binary by default and build only on the occasional instance there is a tangible benefit.

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